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Submissions from 2009

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Financial literacy and education research priorities, Jane Schuchardt, Sherman D. Hanna, Tahira K. Hira, Angela C. Lyons, Lance Palmer, and Jing Jian Xiao

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Arizona pathways to life success for university students (APLUS): Cultivating positive financial attitudes and behaviors for healthy adulthood, Soyeon Shim, Joyce Serido, and Jing Jian Xiao

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Pathways to life success: A conceptual model of financial well-being for young adults, Soyeon Shim, Jing Jian J. Xiao, Bonnie L. Barber, and Angela C. Lyons

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Buying behavior, social support and credit card indebtedness of college students, Jeff Wang and Jing Jian J. Xiao

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From the editor: Toward an interdisciplinary approach, Jing Jian Xiao

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Acting for happiness: Financial behavior and life satisfaction of college students, Jing Jian Xiao, Chuanyi Tang, and Soyeon Shim

Submissions from 2008

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Perspectives on complementary and alternative therapies in asthma, Sue K. Adams and Daphne Koinis-Mitchell

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Sexual exchanges and relationship satisfaction: Testing the role of sexual satisfaction as a mediator and gender as a moderator, Tiffani S. Kisler and F. Scott Christopher

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Challenging automatic prescription: Listening to data, talking with families, honoring client preferences, Jacqueline A. Sparks and Barry L. Duncan

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Do no harm: A critical risk/benefit analysis of child psychotropic medication, Jacqueline A. Sparks and Barry L. Duncan

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Applying behavior theories to financial behavior, Jing Jian Xiao

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Handbook of consumer finance research, Jing Jian Xiao

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Journal of Family and Economic: From the Editor, Jing Jian Xiao

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Completing Debt Management Plans in Credit Counseling: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior, Jing Jian Xiao and Jiayun Wu

Submissions from 2007

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Divorce therapy in context, Jerome F. Adams

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Complementary and alternative medication (CAM) use and asthma outcomes in children: An urban perspective, Sue K. Adams, Karla Klein Murdock, and Elizabeth L. McQuaid

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The role of community in facilitating service utilization, Deborah Daro, Karen McCurdy, Lydia Falconnier, Carolyn Winje, Elizabeth Anisfeld, Aphra Katzev, Ann Keim, Craig LeCroy, William McGuigan, and Carnot Nelson

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Recruiting and retaining older adults for health promotion research: The experience of the SENIOR project, Mary L. Greaney, Faith D. Lees, Claudio R. Nigg, Sandra D. Saunders, and Phillip G. Clark

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Matched or mismatched environments? the relationship of family and school differentiation to adolescents' psychosocial adjustment, Brenda J. Lohman, Shelby A. Kaura, and Barbara M. Newman

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Matched or mismatched environments? the relationship of family and school differentiation to adolescents' psychosocial adjustment, Brenda J. Lohman, Shelby A. Kaura, and Barbara M. Newman

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What's the problem? A look at men in marital therapy, Jack Moynehan and Jerome Adams

Peer group membership and a sense of belonging: Their relationship to adolescent behavior problems, Barbara M. Newman, Brenda J. Lohman, and Philip R. Newman

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Peer group membership and a sense of belonging: Their relationship to adolescent behavior problems, Barbara M. Newman, Brenda J. Lohman, and Philip R. Newman

The relationship of social support to depressive symptoms during the transition to high school, Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman, Sarah Griffen, Kerry O'Connor, and Jayson Spas

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The relationship of social support to depressive symptoms during the transition to high school, Barbara M. Newman, Philip R. Newman, Sarah Griffen, Kerry O'Connor, and Jayson Spas

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Personal Finance: An Interdisciplinary Profession, Jane Schuchardt, Dorothy C. Bagwell, William C. Bailey, Sharon A. DeVaney, John E. Grable, Irene E. Leech, Jean M. Lown, Deanna L. Sharpe, and Jing Jian Xiao

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Academic success and well-being of college students: Financial behaviors matter (TCAI Report), Jing Jian Xiao, Soyen Shim, Bonnie Barber, and Angela Lyons

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Financial Behavior and Quality of Life of College Students: Implications for College Financial Education, Jing Jian Xiao, Soyeon Shim, Bonnie Barber, and Angela C. Lyons

Submissions from 2006

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Challenges in implementing center-based and home-based early head start programs, Julianna C. Golas, Diane Horm, and David A. Caruso

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Understanding maternal intentions to engage in home visiting programs, Karen McCurdy, Deborah Daro, Elizabeth Anisfeld, Aphra Katzev, Ann Keim, Craig LeCroy, Courtney McAfee, Carnot Nelson, Lydia Falconnier, William M. McGuigan, Jennifer K. Park, James Sandy, and Carolyn Winje

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Integrating psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy: Myths and the missing link, Jacqueline A. Sparks, Barry L. Duncan, and Scott D. Miller

Submissions from 2005

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The influence of support and stress on maternal attitudes, Karen McCurdy

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Financially Distressed Consumers: Their Financial Practices, Financial Well-being, and Health, Barbara O'Neill, Jing Jian Xiao, Benoit Sorhaindo, and E. Thomas Garman

Submissions from 2004

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Contextual therapy: Applying the family ledger to couple therapy, Jerome F. Adams and Peter E. Maynard

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An exploration of the grandparent caregiver role, Laura Landry-Meyer and Barbara M. Newman

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An exploration of the grandparent caregiver role, Laura Landry-Meyer and Barbara M. Newman

The ethics and science of medicating children, Jacqueline A. Sparks and Barry L. Duncan

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Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Consumer Debt Behavior, Jing Jian Xiao, Barbara M. Newman, Janice M. Prochaska, Berta Leon, Robert L. Bassett, and Janet L. Johnson

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A consumer education programme based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change, Jing Jian Xiao, Barbara O'Neill, Janice M. Prochaska, Claudia M. Kerbel, Patricia Brennan, and Barbara J. Bristow

Submissions from 2003

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Sustaining new parents in home visitation services: Key participant and program factors, Deborah Daro, Karen McCurdy, Lydia Falconnier, and Daniela Stojanovic

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Head Start Teaching Center: Differential training effects for Head Start personnel, Diane M. Horm, David A. Caruso, and Julianna Golas

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Commentary: Spare-time life of Chinese children, Karen McCurdy

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Participation patterns in home-based family support programs: Ethnic variations, Karen McCurdy, Robin A. Gannon, and Deborah Daro

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Introduction to the special issue: The current status of Chinese children, Barbara M. Newman

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Introduction to the special issue: The current status of Chinese children, Barbara M. Newman

Submissions from 2002

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Chapter 11: Brief therapy with a grieving grad student, J. Eugene Knott and Tu A. Ngo

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A comparison of saving motives of Urban Chinese and American workers, Jing Jian Xiao and Jessie X. Fan

Submissions from 2001

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Impact of parent training on family functioning, Jerome F. Adams

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P/Reviewing the Class, J. Eugene Knott

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Can Home Visitation Enhance Maternal Social Support?, Karen McCurdy

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Parent involvement in family support programs: An integrated theory, Karen McCurdy and Deborah Daro

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Group identity and alienation: Giving the we its due, Barbara M. Newman and Philip R. Newman

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Group identity and alienation: Giving the we its due, Barbara M. Newman and Philip R. Newman

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Attitude toward risk and risk-taking behavior of business-owning families, Jing Jian Xiao, M. J. Alhabeeb, Gong Soog Hong, and George W. Haynes

Submissions from 2000

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Evaluating training needs for home-based family therapy: A focus group approach, Jerome F. Adams and Peter E. Maynard

MONEY 2000™: Feedback from and impact on participants, Barbara O'Neill, Jing Xiao, Barbara Bristow, Patricia Brennan, and Claudia Kerbel

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Successful financial goal attainment: Perceived resources and obstacles, Barbara O'Neill; Jing Jian Xiao; Barbara Bristow; Patricia Brennan; and Claudia M, Kerbel

Submissions from 1999

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Sources Of Income Inequality Among the Elderly, Jing Jian Xiao, Y. Lakshmi Malroutu, and Yoonkyung Yuh

Submissions from 1998

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Head start teaching center: Outcome evaluation of 3 years of participatory training, David A. Caruso, Diane M. Horm-Wingerd, and Julianna C. Golas

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Consumer decision-making styles of young-adult Chinese, Jessie X. Fan and Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 1997

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Questions as interventions in therapeutic conversation, Jerome F. Adams

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Head start teaching center: Evaluation of a new approach to head start staff development, Diane M. Horm-Wingerd, David A. Caruso, Sheryl Gomes-Atwood, and Julianna Golas

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Saving motives and 401(k) contributions, Jing Jian Xiao

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Hierarchical financial needs reflected by household financial asset shares, Jing Jian Xiao and Joan Gray Anderson

Submissions from 1996

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Effects of relative advantage on time use in farm families, Geraldine L. Olson and Jing Jian Xiao

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Effects of family income and life cycle stages on financial asset ownership, Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 1995

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Perceived Adequacy of Retirement Income, Y. Lakshmi Malroutu and Jing Jian Xiao

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“Therapy with a lesbian stepfamily with an electively mute child”: A comment, Gwenneth Rae

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Psychological adjustment of college students from families of divorce, Jennifer Weiner, Lisa Harlow, Jerome Adams, and Lawrence Grebstein

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Consumer Willingness to Pay for Seafood Safety Assurances, CATHY ROHEIM WESSELLS and JOAN Gray ANDERSON

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Patterns of Household Financial Asset Ownership, Jing Jian Xiao

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Factors Associated with Emergency Food Recipient's Information Search, Jing Jian Xiao, Lakshmi Malroutu, and Geraldine I. Olson

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College students' attitudes towards credit cards, Jing Jian Xiao, FRANZISKA E. NORING, and JOAN G. ANDERSON

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Determinants of Family Bond And Stock Holdings, Lucy X. Zhong and Jing Jian Xiao

Submissions from 1994

Perceived saving motives and hierarchical financial needs, Jing Jian Xiao and Franziska E. Noring

Submissions from 1993

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The utilization of family secrets as constructive resources in strategic therapy, Jerome F. Adams

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Mental Accounting and Saving Behavior, Jing Jian Xiao and Geraldine I. Olson

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Science attitudes and preparation of preservice elementary teachers, Betty J. Young and Theodore Kellogg

Submissions from 1992

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The therapeutic utilization of the language and concepts of alcoholics anonymous in strategic marital therapy, Jerome F. Adams and Matthew Eastwood

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Helping teachers adopt a “Less is more” model, Theodore M. Kellogg

Submissions from 1991

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EFFECTS OF SOLUTION FOCUSED THERAPY'S “FORMULA FIRST SESSION TASK” ON COMPLIANCE AND OUTCOME IN FAMILY THERAPY, Jerome F. Adams, Fred P. Piercy, and Joan A. Jurich

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Seafood Quality: Issues for Consumer Researchers, JOAN GRAY ANDERSON and JAMES L. ANDERSON

Submissions from 1990

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Self-perception and personal commitment: A challenge to current theory of marital dissolution and stability and implications for marital therapy, Jerome F. Adams and Douglas H. Sprenkle

Submissions from 1987

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A Model of Household Heating Demand: Home Production with Satiety and an Endowment, JOAN GRAY ANDERSON and JOHN E. KUSHMAN

Submissions from 1986

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A model of individual household temperature demand and energy-related welfare changes using satiety, John E. Kushman and Joan Gray Anderson

Submissions from 1977

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EFFECTS OF OUT‐OF‐LEVEL SURVEY TESTING ON READING ACHIEVEMENT SCORES OF TITLE I, ESEA STUDENTS, JOHN V. LONG, JEROME A. SCHAFFRAN, and THEODORE M. KELLOGG